The Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion at COP29 is a Pacific partnership with the Governments of Australia and New Zealand managed by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme. It is a 150 sqm space located within the Blue Zone at COP29 in Baku.
Coordinated by SPREP, the Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion will showcase Pacific climate change leadership, actions and challenges as the Pacific Islands strive for resilience in the face of climate change impacts.
We will have a side event space, and a networking area where people can mix and mingle.
The Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion at COP29 will also be a home away from home for our Pacific Islands delegates, and in true Pacific style this is a place in which we welcome and embrace visitors to learn more about our Pacific way.
Our networking space will allow you to mix and mingle with your counterparts, talanoa, share experiences, and build networks that will span oceans to help our Pacific Islands. We will showcase Pacific films, allow for interactive engagement, and our team will be the “compass point” to help guide you in the right direction for all things Pacific at COP29.
Nakomai! Turou Oro Mai!
About our events at the Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion at COP29
Our Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion stage is a crucial space that empowers Pacific Islands climate change stories told by Pacific Islands people on the global stage to an international audience. At COP28 in Dubai last year, the Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion amplified 400 Pacific Islands voices during their side events.
Up to 80 side events will be hosted at the Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion across the two-week duration of the COP, providing the platform for Pacific Islands people to tell our stories of resilience.
The side events will start at 10am every day with evening events also scheduled.
Download Moana Pacific Pavilion Programme
Should you wish to access the full Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion side event schedule please visit the above download link – noting that this is an evolving schedule – and help amplify our Pacific Voice as much as possible.
If you are hosting an event in our Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion, please download the Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion Side Event Guide to help you navigate through our journey as part of crew.
Our Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion at COP29 Values
At the base of our Pacific Island culture is respect. We thank you all for respecting our values at the Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion and look forward to helping bring about a safer, protected environment and her people – every little action we can take can help make a difference.
Blue Wave Principles
Ensuring environmentally friendly measures as much as possible throughout all of our activities at the Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion is crucial for us. A healthy Pacific environment underpins our message that highlights the value of our survival as a Pacific Islands people in the global family.
In support of a marine plastic litter free Pacific Ocean, the Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion will operate under a ‘Blue Wave Principle’. As such, the Pavilion will promote the use of alternatives to polystyrene, plastic bags, cups, and water bottles. 80% of all marine litter is land-based waste and the Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion will play an active role in refusing any single-use plastics that contribute to waste entering our ocean.
Pavilion staff will aim to conduct a waste audit each night and announce the results each day, in the hopes of reducing the amount of waste that people bring into the Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion. The Pavilion is a single-use plastic-free environment and all who visit will be asked to respect this. We do note that environmentally friendly catering options are beyond our control, however, we do ask that all waste you bring in, you remove with you.
We thank you for working with us to keep our Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion an environmentally friendly space.
We embrace Gender Equality and Social Inclusion
Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) is a significant consideration across all activities undertaken through the Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion at COP29 to amplify our One Pacific Voice. GESI is a key factor for consideration across all areas and activities. Our goal is to ensure an enabling environment for an inclusive approach to showcase all Pacific Islands voices at COP29.
We will apply the Gender Action Plan for gender-responsive climate action to ensure this is mainstreamed into the UNFCCC, Parties and UN entities, as well as others. The Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion at COP29 work is one significant area where we are able to ensure gender-equality is portrayed across all Moana Blue Pacific spaces and activities.
We thank you for respecting this and working with us to ensure our Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion at COP29 is an inclusive space.